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Many UK healthcare professionals still “panic” when they come across a case of female genital mutilation (FGM), according to a leading specialist midwife who has called for improvements to training and services.

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St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been placed in the “special measures” support scheme for struggling health service organisations, after the Care Quality Commission rated it “inadequate”.

Oxleas Foundation NHS Trust, a well regarded mental health and community provider, has been rated as “requires improvement” by Care Quality Commission inspectors who found patients forced to sleep on sofas due to lack of available beds.

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